Helicotylenchus dihystera

Helicotylenchus dihystera (Steiner's spiral nematode) is a plant pathogenic nematode. It is known to inhabit sugarcane, rice, potatoes, corn, peanut, millet, sorghum, banana and forest trees.[1]

Steiner's spiral nematode
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Nematoda
Class:
Secernentea
Subclass:
Diplogasteria
Order:
Tylenchida
Superfamily:
Tylenchoidea
Family:
Hoplolaimidae
Subfamily:
Hoplolaiminae
Genus:
Helicotylenchus
Species:
H. dihystera
Binomial name
Helicotylenchus dihystera
(Cobb, 1893) Sher, 1961
Synonyms

Tylenchus dihystera
Tylenchus olaae
Tylenchus spiralis
Aphelenchus dubius var. peruensis
Helicotylenchus nannus
Helicotylenchus crenatus
Helicotylenchus punicae

See also
  • Sodium azide - used for agricultural control of Helicotylenchus dihystera

Notes
  1. Helicotylenchus dihystera


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